Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Sandwich region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank103
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below60.00 %80.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£332
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£13.00
% change on same period last year+53.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.87£28.98
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Sandwich
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£19.20£12.00
Average hourly rate£20.80£13.00
% change on same period last year+60.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.40£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Degree KentDegree
Kent

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Sandwich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Sandwich Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Sandwich region.

Sandwich Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich region citing Degree also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Degree.

13 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (40.00 %)Computer Science
22 (40.00 %)MS Office
22 (40.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)HPUX
22 (40.00 %)Solaris
22 (40.00 %)Linux
22 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Management Information System
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)Education
31 (20.00 %)Validation
31 (20.00 %)MS Project
31 (20.00 %)SLA
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (20.00 %)Informatics
31 (20.00 %)French Language
31 (20.00 %)Spanish Language

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sandwich region citing Degree also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
21 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (20.00 %)MS Project
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (20.00 %)Education
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Deskside Support
22 (40.00 %)Deskside Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Deskside Support Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Programme Manager
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Computer Science
21 (20.00 %)French Language
21 (20.00 %)Spanish Language
21 (20.00 %)Management Information System
21 (20.00 %)Informatics
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)HPUX
12 (40.00 %)Solaris
12 (40.00 %)Linux
12 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Risk Management
11 (20.00 %)Validation
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
Sandwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft